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What you expect: You read the Wall Street Journal until the opening bell rings, then you get on the phone with your clients and start screaming at them like Jim Cramer to sell General Electric, buy Apple and take a short position on Microsoft. What you get: Years of frustration and failure trying to find the clients to scream at. When you start out, your broker bosses (who make a commission on all of your clients too) will want you to do business with your family and friends. They know that most people who start out in a commission-only sales job only last about nine months, but when you leave, you’ll leave some of your clients behind.